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On February 28, 2025, RBC confirmed that a new $100 travel credit will be issued for a second year, expiring on April 7, 2026! This travel credit is tied to the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card, so start there if you do not hold the card yet.
As a reminder, holders of the former HSBC World Elite® Mastercard® had their cards migrated in March 2024 to the new RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card. Certain benefits have been maintained, such as:
For this famous travel credit to be used before April 5, 2025, it is distributed as follows:
So you have a travel credit opportunity of up to $200 for 2024-2025. If you don’t use it after April 6, 2025, it’s lost and there’s no way to get it back.
RBC seemed to be saying that this travel credit would be available only once.
With today’s good news, you’ll have another one for next year! It will be available starting April 8, 2025, and you’ll need to reload it onto your card.
Here’s how to activate this offer and how it works.
Log in to Avion Rewards. You will need to log in to your profile with your RBC Online Banking credentials.
Directly on the Homepage, you’ll find Avion Travel Credit, under Shop offers.
Click on Load offer.
That’s all! You’ll automatically see that the travel credit is activated, highlighted in yellow.
Still can’t see the Travel Credit offer?
Check both on theAvion Rewards website and in the Avion Rewards mobile application (on the App Store or Google Play).
If you still don’t see the Travel Credit option, call Customer Service at 1 800 769-2511.
Then all you have to do is use your Travel credit. Here are the conditions:
In the Travel section of Avion Rewards, select your destination and date.
Then choose the hotel you want.
When you confirm your reservation, you can also use your RBC Avion points to deduct part of the cost of your hotel stay!
The redemption rate for RBC Avion points via Avion Rewards is higher than usual: 1.5% (100 points = $1.50) instead of 1.0% (100 points = $1).
In fact, this is the special exchange rate dedicated only for former HSBC World Elite® Mastercard® cardholders, who have had their card replaced by a RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card.
In this example, 4,002 points X 1.5 = $60.03 off the cost of the room.
After booking, you will see on your statement:
The payment on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card is over $200, so this will be enough to trigger the travel credit of up to $200.
Approximately 3-5 business days later, the $100 credit will automatically appear in your account!
The first portion of this travel credit is available only until April 5, 2025. If you do not use it, it will be lost.
Then another will be issued for a second year from April 8, 2025 to April 7, 2026. All you have to do is book a stay or rental car of $100 and more, instead of $200 as with the previous credit.
Don’t let it go to waste and take advantage of it to spoil yourself on your travels!
Savings are this way:
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